{"id":14791,"date":"2015-02-25T11:17:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T19:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14791"},"modified":"2015-02-25T11:17:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T19:17:29","slug":"open-thread2252015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/25\/open-thread2252015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;2\/25\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It\u2019s a busy day.&#160; I have a grocery delivery coming, and I need to prepare for prison volunteer work tomorrow,&#160; I wont leave until early afternoon, so I hope to get articles posted before I leave.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s tool me 2:34 (average 4:58).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2015-02-25-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do? Does anyone have some salt and pepper?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/john-oliver-brutally-mocks-political-ads-for-women-and-its-hilarious\" target=\"_blank\">Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>John Oliver brutally mocks political ads for women, and it&#8217;s hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2sWRXr2Yu9g?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Labor did mess up on that one. To reach out to woman all they needed was a video of Pat A dancing in yoga pants.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2015\/02\/23\/1366341\/-Idaho-lawmaker-asks-doctor-if-women-can-swallow-a-pill-for-gynecological-exams\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Idaho lawmakers were debating a bill that ban doctors from prescribing emergency contraceptives during telemedicine consults (via private video chats, particularly helpful for those in rural areas), when they had a surprising question from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/lifestyle\/health\/293718211.html\" target=\"_blank\">Republican Rep. Vito Barbieri:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam. <\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Julie Madsen was testifying in opposition to the bill when Barbieri asked the question. Madsen replied that would be impossible because swallowed pills do not end up in the vagina.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Camera&#8217;s, on the other hand, are very useful for Republican rectal exams. Point the camera at the Republican&#8217;s face. \ud83d\ude08<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2015\/02\/24\/388850725\/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-faces-runoff-in-re-election-bid\" target=\"_blank\">NPR<\/a>: <\/font>Amid turnout of only a third of registered voters, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is headed for a runoff in his re-election bid, according to figures released by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.<\/p>\n<p>With 98.6 percent of precincts reporting, the former congressman and chief of staff for President Barack Obama leads with 45.37 percent of the vote, followed by Democratic Cook County Commissioner Jesus &quot;Chuy&quot; Garcia with 34 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Emanuel required a vote of 50 percent plus one to avoid a runoff. The runoff election with Garcia is scheduled for April 7.<\/p>\n<p>The AP reports a number of problems that created a drag on Emanuel&#8217;s campaign\u2026<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Obama&#8217;s biggest appointment mistakes were the Three Blind Mice. Appointing Rahmbo was almost as bad. He&#8217;s corrupt. He&#8217;s corporate. He&#8217;s bad for Chicago. Go Chuy!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"0225Cartoon\" style=\"display: inline\" alt=\"0225Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/0225Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a busy day.&#160; I have a grocery delivery coming, and I need to prepare for prison volunteer work tomorrow,&#160; I wont leave until early afternoon, so I hope to get articles posted before I leave. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today\u2019s tool me 2:34 (average 4:58).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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